Institutions of the Arab League
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The institutions of the Arab League
are the permanent and non-permanent decision-making and advisory institutions created by the Charter of the Arab League and other agreements since the Arab League's establishment in 1945.
Other important bodies are the Refugee Office, the Boycott of Israel Office
, the Anti-Narcotic Office, and the Information Offices.
Arab League
The Arab League , officially called the League of Arab States , is a regional organisation of Arab states in North and Northeast Africa, and Southwest Asia . It was formed in Cairo on 22 March 1945 with six members: Egypt, Iraq, Transjordan , Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Yemen joined as a...
are the permanent and non-permanent decision-making and advisory institutions created by the Charter of the Arab League and other agreements since the Arab League's establishment in 1945.
Principal institutions
- Council of the Arab LeagueCouncil of the Arab LeagueThe Council of the Arab League is the principal institution of the Arab League and was created by article 3 of the Charter of the Arab League.-Organisation:...
- Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation TreatyJoint Defence and Economic Co-operation TreatyThe Treaty of Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation of the League of Arab States is a treaty among the member-states of the Arab League signed on 18 June 1950 in Cairo, Egypt....
(1950): - Economic and Social Council of the Arab LeagueEconomic and Social Council (Arab League)The Arab Economic and Social Development summits are summits of the Arab League, held at the head of state level to address issues of economic and social development among member-states...
- Joint Defence Council of the Arab LeagueJoint Defence Council (Arab League)The Joint Defence Council of the Arab League is an institution of the Arab League established under the terms of the Joint Defence and Economic Co-operation Treaty to co-ordinate the joint defence of the Arab League....
Other important bodies are the Refugee Office, the Boycott of Israel Office
Arab League boycott of Israel
The Arab League boycott of Israel is a systematic effort by Arab League member states to isolate Israel economically to prevent Arab states and discourage non-Arabs from providing support to Israel and adding to Israel's economic and military strength...
, the Anti-Narcotic Office, and the Information Offices.
Ministerial councils
- Council of Arab Ministries of Foreign Affairs
- Council of Arab Ministries of Information
- Council of Arab Ministries of Internal Affairs
- Council of Arab Ministries of Justice
- Council of Arab Ministries of Infrastructure
- Council of Arab Ministries of Transportation
- Council of Arab Ministries of Environment
- Council of Arab Ministries of Communications
- Council of Arab Ministries of Electricity
- Council of Arab Ministries of Tourism
- Council of Arab Ministries of Social Affairs
- Council of Arab Ministries of Sports and Youth
- Council of Arab Ministries of Health
Military
Subsidiary to the Joint Defence Council of the Arab League:- Permanent Military Committee (representatives of the Arab militaryMilitary of the Arab LeagueThe Arab League as an Organization has no military force, like the UN or EU, but recently in the 2007 summit, the Leaders decided to reactivate their joint defense and establilsh a peacekeeping force to deploy in South Lebanon, Darfur, Iraq, and other hot spots....
) - Chiefs-of-staff Advisory Committee
- Joint Arab Command (proposed 1961)
- United Arab CommandUnited Arab CommandThe United Arab Command was a unified Arab military command established by unanimous resolution of the thirteen member states of the Arab League at the summit held in Cairo, Egypt, on 13 - 16 January 1964.-Predecessors:The UAC was the culmination of a history of pan-Arabist collective security...
(created 19641964 Arab League summit (Cairo)The 1964 Arab League summit was the first summit of the Arab League, held in Cairo, Egypt, on 13 - 16 January 1964 and attended by all thirteen member states....
; de factoDe factoDe facto is a Latin expression that means "concerning fact." In law, it often means "in practice but not necessarily ordained by law" or "in practice or actuality, but not officially established." It is commonly used in contrast to de jure when referring to matters of law, governance, or...
dissolved following 1967 Six-Day WarSix-Day WarThe Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
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Economic
Subsidiary to the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League:- Arab Fund for Economic and Social DevelopmentArab Fund for Economic and Social DevelopmentThe Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development is a Kuwait-based, pan-Arab development finance institution. All member-states of the Arab League are members of the AFESD. As of 2003, it held around USD 7.3 billion in assets....
- Council of Arab Economic UnityCouncil of Arab Economic UnityThe Council of Arab Economic Unity was established by Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Tunisia, Syria, United Arab Emirates and Yemen on 3 June 1957...
- Greater Arab Free Trade Area
- Arab Customs UnionArab Customs UnionThe Arab customs union is a customs union announced at the Arab League's 2009 Arab Economic and Social Development Summit in Kuwait in order to achieve a functional customs union by 2015 and an Arab common market by 2020 and to increase inter-Arab trade and integration.The announcement was made by...
- Arab Economic and Social Development summits
Cultural
- Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific OrganizationArab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific OrganizationThe Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization is a Tunis-based institution of the Arab League, established in accordance with article 3 of the Arab Cultural Unity Charter by an announcement made in Cairo, Egypt, on 25 July 1970...
- Institute of Arab Research and Studies
- Arab Centre for Arabization, Translation, Authorship and Publication
- Arabization Coordination Bureau
- Institute of Arab Manuscripts
- International Institute for the Arabic Language, KhartoumKhartoumKhartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...